IfcBoiler

IfcBoiler

Definition from IAI: An IfcBoiler is a device which converts stored energy to heat which is added to a fluid; typically used to heat water.

HISTORY: New entity in IFC R2x.
ISSUES: See issues and change log for changes made in IFC R2x.

Geometry Use Definitions

The geometric representation of IfcBoiler is given by the IfcProductDefinitionShape, allowing multiple geometric representations. Included are:

Local Placement

The use of local placement is defined at the supertype IfcDistributionFlowElement.

Standard Geometric Representation

The use of Standard Geometric Representations is defined at the supertype IfcDistributionFlowElement.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY IfcBoiler

SUBTYPE OF (

IfcHeatTransferDevice);

BoilerType

IfcBoilerTypeEnum;

HeatOutput

OPTIONAL IfcPowerMeasure;

PressureRating

OPTIONAL IfcPressureMeasure;

EnergyInputRate

OPTIONAL IfcVolumetricFlowRateMeasure;

END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

BoilerType	:	Defines boiler types by heat transfer medium.
HeatOutput	:	Total nominal heat output as listed by the Boiler manufacturer.
PressureRating	:	Nominal pressure rating of the boiler as rated by ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IV, Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers, and Section I, Rules for Construction of Power Boilers.
EnergyInputRate	:	Nominal fuel consumption rate required to produce the total boiler heat output.

References (1):

Name

Type

Referred through

Express-G

IfcHeatTransferDevice

Entity

Subtype

Diagram 3

Inheritance graph

ENTITY IfcBoiler;

ENTITY IfcRoot;

GlobalId

IfcGloballyUniqueId;

OwnerHistory

IfcOwnerHistory;

Name

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

Description

OPTIONAL IfcText;

ENTITY IfcObject;

ObjectType

OPTIONAL IfcLabel;

INVERSE

IsDefinedBy

SET OF IfcRelDefines FOR RelatedObjects;

HasAssociations

SET OF IfcRelAssociates FOR RelatedObjects;

HasAssignments

SET OF IfcRelAssigns FOR RelatedObjects;

Decomposes

SET OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatedObjects;

IsDecomposedBy

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelDecomposes FOR RelatingObject;

ENTITY IfcProduct;

ObjectPlacement

OPTIONAL IfcObjectPlacement;

Representation

OPTIONAL IfcProductRepresentation;

INVERSE

ReferencedBy

SET OF IfcRelAssignsToProduct FOR RelatingProduct;

ENTITY IfcElement;

Tag

OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;

INVERSE

ConnectedTo

SET OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatingElement;

ConnectedFrom

SET OF IfcRelConnectsElements FOR RelatedElement;

ContainedInStructure

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure FOR RelatedElements;

ENTITY IfcDistributionFlowElement;

FlowElementType

IfcDistributionFlowElementTypeEnum;

INVERSE

HasControlElements

SET [0:1] OF IfcRelFlowControlElements FOR RelatingFlowElement;

ENTITY IfcHeatTransferDevice;

HeatTransferRate

OPTIONAL IfcPowerMeasure;

ThermalEfficiency

OPTIONAL IfcPositiveRatioMeasure;

PrimaryEnergySource

OPTIONAL IfcEnergySourceEnum;

ENTITY IfcBoiler;

BoilerType

IfcBoilerTypeEnum;

HeatOutput

OPTIONAL IfcPowerMeasure;

PressureRating

OPTIONAL IfcPressureMeasure;

EnergyInputRate

OPTIONAL IfcVolumetricFlowRateMeasure;

END_ENTITY;